Google's TurboQuant AI compression algorithm caused quite the stir upon its announcement last week, as it promised to cut AI model memory usage by around 6x. The news of the vector compression-enhancing algo seemed to coincide with a drop in stock price of the big three memory chip suppliers, although other market factors like production material supply shortage concerns caused by the ongoing conflict in Iran likely took their toll, too.
Still, the market shake up is currently suggested to be behind a drop in price for consumer RAM listings. Amid reports of plummeting DDR5 prices, I decided to take a look at the pricing history of some of the most popular RAM kits on the market, and yep, some of them are going down alright—but I think it's a little early to be celebrating just yet.
